We Note In Last Saturday's Daily Chronicle A Very Sensible
article on the right way of treating Mr. Merriman. After condemning the rowdyism of a section of the Edinburgh public, our contemporary continues : " The proper way to treat Mr.......
The Annual Report On Recruiting In 1900 Shows That While
the total number of recruits enlisted (including Imperial Yeomanry, Royal Reservists, and recruits enlisted for one year) stands at 98,361, as against 42,700 in 1899, there was......
Though Starting With A Considerable Prejudice Against The...
taken up by Sir Michael Hicks-Beach in regard to the Coal-tax, we are bound to admit that his speech in reply was able and impressive in no small degree, and adduced some very......
The Full-dress Debate On The Coal-duties Which Began On...
night did not, unfortunately, conclude that evening, but was adjourned. Sir William Harcourt, who opened the dis- cussion, denounced the Coal-duty, if not, to borrow Stevenson's......
In Addition To His Great Estate In Scotland And His
mag- nificent property in Cardiff, the late Lord Bute left personalty exceeding five millions sterling. That amount is not sufficient to place him in the first, or even the......
A Striking Paper On The "dietetic Value Of Sugar" Appears
in last week's issue of the British Medical Journal, by Dr. Willoughby Gardner. Roughly speaking, the world's con- sumption of sugar in the last fifteen years has doubled, while......
After The Railway Bill Had Been Disposed Of, The Votes
of the London and North-Western directors who had voted for it were challenged by Mr. Swift MacNeill and Mr. Bryn Roberts, and a general discussion on the point was kept up till......
Bank Rate, 4 Per Cent. New Consols (24) Were On
Friday 944......